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Meeting a ‘generational challenge’: Feeding the world and doing it sustainably

With the launch of the Center for Stewardship Agriculture and Food Security, the School of Veterinary Medicine is working “to make animal agriculture part of a solution to a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future.”

Maya activist Cristina Coc speaks into a microphone on the Perry World House stage

Decolonize the future: Defending Indigenous rights and lands

Three Maya activists from Belize spoke with Richard M. Leventhal about the challenges and progress they’ve made on land rights in recent years.

Philly teens are sharing their climate change stories

As part of Penn’s Climate Week, students from eight Philadelphia high schools gathered on campus to discuss their own experiences with the impacts of climate change.

Why Ian may push Florida real estate out of reach for all but the super rich

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School describes the varied forms that a post-insurance housing market could take in Florida.

Exxon’s exodus: Employees have finally had enough of its toxic culture

Witold Henisz of the Wharton School says that there’s no guarantee Exxon Mobil will exist in 2050 if it doesn’t adapt quickly to stem the tide of worker attrition.

Why top U.S. climate scientist moved to Philly

Michael E. Mann of the School of Arts & Sciences explains how he’s trying to make climate science a central issue for the media and politicians at Penn’s new Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media.

Hurricane Ian traumatized Floridians. It also erased their nest eggs

Benjamin Keys of the Wharton School says that Hurricane Ian’s impact on Floridian retirement funds and assets is an enormous wealth shock.

With climate change, we may witness sequoia forests convert to chaparral

In an op-ed, Jared Farmer of the School of Arts & Sciences writes that many of California’s sequoia forests will likely become scrubland without federal intervention.

A week of building climate knowledge, awareness, and action

With nearly 30 events planned for Oct. 10-14, Penn’s Climate Week invites the Penn community to “find your place in the climate movement.”

Cost of losses, lack of insurance compound storm’s devastation

In a video interview, Carolyn Kousky of the Wharton School discusses the problems people face when covering the costs of devastating storms.

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